Rangers vs Red Sox Picks and Prediction – 5/6/2025

Historic Fenway Park will play host to a Tuesday night MLB clash between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rangers (17-18) have dropped ten of their first 15 road games and are four games back in the AL West Division standings. On Sunday, leadoff hitter Josh Smith went 4-for-5 with a pair of runs scored to spark Texas to an 8-1 home victory versus Seattle. 

Thirty-five year old righty Nathan Eovaldi (2-2 2.11 ERA) will head to the hill for the Rangers in this contest. Through 42 plus innings, Eovaldi has struck out 46 batters and leads the majors with a 0.77 WHIP.

The Boston Red Sox have lost consecutive games and trail AL East Division leading New York by two games. On Sunday, Boston OF Wilyer Abreu went 3-for-4 with a home run and scored twice during a 5-4 home loss versus Minnesota. SP Garrett Crochet allowed one run in five innings and did not factor in the decision for the Red Sox (18-18), who fell to 9-8 at home. 

Thirty year old right-hander Lucas Giolito (0-0 4.50 ERA) will make his second start of the year for the Red Sox. In his season debut, Giolito lasted six innings and fanned seven batters during a 7-6 road loss against Toronto. 

Boston 1B Triston Casas underwent successful surgery to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season. Through 35 games, Texas ranks 27th in OPS and 29th in runs scored. For the season, Boston ranks 7th in OPS and 4th in runs scored. Take the Rangers to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Texas Rangers win 5-3.